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Is it possible to work for a market research company for 1 or 2 years in Australia and then remain in the country for another 3 to 6 months to travel...?Answer

Q31.

I'm interested in your view of how Australian market researchers are viewed by UK agencies... I feel that ... agencies may be unwilling to pay me what I am worth. What are your thoughts on this?Answer

Q18.

I am a research executive in a quant / qual agency in London. I plan to move home to Australia at the end of the year. What is the best way to approach finding a new job in Australia whilst being in London?
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Q33.

I
have
been
working
in
market
research
(both
agency
and
clientside)
for
almost
4
years
and
am
now
considering
looking
for
a
job
in
research
or
brand
development
in
Australia.
However,
ideally
I
would
like
to
be
able
to
combine
this
with
some
travel.
Is
it
possible
to
work
for
a
market
research
company
for
1
or
2
years
in
Australia
and
then
remain
in
the
country
for
another
3
to
6
months
to
travel
(providing
I
have
sufficient
means
to
support
myself)?
Or
would
I
have
to
leave
the
company
upon
terminating
my
job
contract?

A.

Nick
says:My
understanding
(and
I'm
not
fully
au
fait
with
the
legalities
of
working
in
Australia)
is
that
the
problem
will
be
less
to
do
with
travelling
than
working.
You
can
go
to
Australia
as
a
tourist
for
as
long
as
you
like,
they're
very
happy
for
you
to
spend
your
sterling
on
their
products.
What
they
are
less
keen
on
is
foreigners
taking
their
jobs,
so
getting
a
work
permit
will
be
the
tricky
bit.
Having
said
that,
I
believe
there
is
a
research
skills
shortage
in
Australia
at
the
moment
so
it
may
not
be
difficult
to
get
permission
to
pursue
your
career
there,
although
for
how
long
I'm
not
sure.
You
should
certainly
be
able
to
secure
a
holiday
work
permit
for
12
months,
longer
may
be
trickier.
I
hope
this
helps.
Best
of
luck
and
have
a
great
trip!

Q31.

I'm
interested
in
your
view
of
how
Australian
market
researchers
are
viewed
by
UK
agencies.
I
have
3
years
experience
managing
tracking
and
ad
hoc
quant
projects
(plus
some
qual)
in
a
boutique
agency
plus
4
years
experience
in
a
public
sector
research
role.
I
feel
that
my
greatest
impediment
to
employment
in
the
UK
will
be
the
lack
of
local
market
"track
record".
As
a
consequence,
agencies
may
be
unwilling
to
pay
me
what
I
am
worth.
What
are
your
thoughts
on
this?
(Name
and
address
supplied,
Perth,
Aus)

A.

Nick
says:There
is
no
reason
why
you
should
not
be
taken
seriously
by
a
UK
agency
if
you
have
sound
research
skills
and
experience.
Local
market
track
record
is
less
of
an
issue
for
quantitative
research
than
for
qualitative
where
cultural
references
take
on
significance,
particularly
in
consumer
sectors.
If
you
want
to
stay
in
public
sector
research
you
may
face
difficulties
as
it
is
a
fairly
small
part
of
the
total
market.
Otherwise,
if
you
have
a
work
permit
and
are
a
decent
researcher
I
would
expect
you
to
be
able
to
secure
employment
in
the
UK
without
too
much
trouble.

Q18.

I
am
a
research
executive
in
quant
/
qual
agency
in
London.
I
plan
to
move
home
to
Australia
at
the
end
of
the
year.
Although
my
company
is
international
and
has
offices
in
Australia
I
am
not
entirely
sure
I
want
to
stay.
What
is
the
best
way
to
approach
finding
a
new
job
in
Australia
whilst
being
in
London?
(Obviously
I
want
to
be
without
a
job
as
briefly
as
possible).
Are
there
any
agencies
here
that
recruit
for
positions
in
Australia?

A.

Sinead
says:There
are
lots
of
jobs
in
Australia
and
I
am
sure
that
you
will
find
it
easy
to
get
a
suitable
job.
There
are
a
few
specialist
research
agencies
based
in
London
who
recruit
in
Australia
(see
www.mrweb.com/aus).
In
general
the
job
market
for
researchers
in
Australia
is
very
good
and
they
are
also
very
interested
in
people
who
have
UK
or
European
research
experience
this
applies
both
on
the
agency
and
clientside
so
you
should
find
that
there
will
be
a
number
ofinteresting
roles
for
you.